HU ADVANCE-IT is still celebrating the wealth of information Dr. Verna Orr shared during her presentation at our Leadership Development event last week. Her presentation, entitled “Profiles, Pedigrees, and Proficiencies: Factors and Forces Influencing the Trajectories of African American Women Postsecondary Presidents,” engaged the audience in a rich conversation about leadership and leadership development opportunities at Howard University. As the conversation closed, Dr. Sonya Smith, HU ADVANCE-IT PI, announced HU ADVANCE-IT’s ‘Follow the Leader’ Award and explained that it will provide [...]

You don’t want to miss this!
Dr. Verna F. Orr shares experiences of African-American Women who are College/University Presidents.
Date: November 6, 2014
Location: Howard University, Carnegie Building, Conference Room A
Time: 1:00pm – 3:30pm
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Please RSVP at huadvanceit@howard.edu or 202.238.2448.
“Profiles, Pedigrees, and Proficiencies: Factors and Forces Influencing the Trajectories of African American Women Postsecondary Presidents“ will expound on the following topics:
1. Leadership skills are transferable – the best leaders come from unlikely places
2. No one way to the college presidency (trajectory)
3. Race is [...]